Showing posts with label Shochiku. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shochiku. Show all posts
Saturday, June 14, 2025

Fumio Ishimori, Writer of 'Kamen Rider,' 'Zone Fighter,' and 'Ultraman Ace,' Passes Away at 93

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Fumio Ishmimori with a Zone Fighter DVD in April 2017. Photo by Brett Homenick. According to his official Facebook page , screenwriter Fumi...
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Thursday, July 4, 2024

Actor Makoto Akatsuka, Who Appeared in the Ultraman and Kamen Rider Series, Passes Away at Age 73

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Makoto Akatsuka in November 2022. Photo by Brett Homenick. Film and television actor Makoto Akatsuka passed away on July 4 at a hospital in...
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Monday, March 25, 2024

An Evening in the Village with a Village Singer!

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Kazuomi Sasai. Photo by Brett Homenick. After meeting up with Yamamoto-san today (Monday, March 25), I made my way over to Ningyocho Station...
Saturday, March 16, 2024

A Visit with a 1960s-Era Musician and Actor!

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Kazuomi Sasai with a signed copy of  Ring of Memories  (1968) . Photo by Brett Homenick.   On Friday, March 15, I had the distinct privilege...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Shinichi Yanagisawa, Who Played Miyamoto in 'The X from Outer Space,' Passes Away at 89

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Shinichi Yanagisawa in October 2020. Photo by Brett Homenick. Actor Shinichi Yanagisawa , who is best known in the West for playing Miyamoto...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

A Lively Q&A with a Legend of the Silver Screen!

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Yoko Takahashi. Photo by Brett Homenick. Today (Wednesday, May 24), I had the distinct privilege of interviewing actress Yoko Takahashi. I...
Wednesday, March 22, 2023

A Legendary Shochiku Actress in Concert!

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Yoko Takahashi. Photo by Brett Homenick. Actress Yoko Takahashi held a fun event earlier tonight (Wednesday, March 22) in Daikanyama. It was...
Sunday, February 26, 2023

A Special Screening of 'Goke Body Snatcher from Hell' in 35mm!

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Goke Body Snatcher from Hell (1968) at the Laputa Asagaya. Photo by Brett Homenick. Earlier tonight (Sunday, February 26), I attended a scr...
Saturday, October 22, 2022

A 50-Year 'Journey into Solitude' Celebrated at Meguro Cinema!

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A Journey into Solitude poster outside of Meguro Cinema. Photo by Brett Homenick. On Friday night, October 21, I attended a screening of th...
Friday, February 4, 2022

'What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?' (2022) Review

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What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? poster outside Toho Cinemas Roppongi. Photo by Brett Homenick. What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? opens today...